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Acton, ACT 2601

Property data updated July 20262,848 residents

Last 12 months snapshot

4 sales · 0 leases · Small sample · Refreshed July 2026

Acton, ACT 2601 recent property activity

Activity in Acton, ACT 2601 was very light over the last 12 months: four units sold.

For a fuller picture of Acton, the resident profile below is drawn from the most recent Census.

House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.

Census · ABS 2021

Acton demographics & population

Population

2,848

Median age

19yrs

Avg household

1.0people

Male · Female

45% · 55%

Owner-occupied

Renting

Born overseas

Year 12+ⓘ

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Census · ABS 2021

Who lives in Acton?

The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.

Age & sex1,948 residentsMaleFemale

Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split

Life stage

50%

Children0–1450%Youth15–2450%Young adults25–3450%Midlife35–5450%Mature55–6450%Seniors65+50%

Household composition

1.0 people / household1.0 persons / bedroom— are 5+ person

Household sizepersons per dwelling

Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ

Born overseas50%

Other language at home50%

Limited English50%

Both parents overseas50%

Australian citizens50%

Birthplace diversity29%

Chance two random residents were born in different countries

Language diversity22%

Chance two random residents speak different languages at home

Religious diversity28%

Chance two random residents follow different religions

Where residents were borntop birthplaces

Afghanistan50%

Australia50%

Bangladesh50%

Bosnia & Herzegovina50%

Brazil50%

Cambodia50%

Canada50%

Chile50%

Languages at hometop languages

English only50%

Afrikaans50%

Arabic50%

Australian Indigenous50%

Cantonese50%

Mandarin50%

Other Chinese50%

Croatian50%

Ancestry% reporting · multi-response

Australian50%

Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander50%

Chinese50%

Croatian50%

Dutch50%

English50%

Faith & belieftap Christianity

No religion50%

Christianity50%

Islam50%

Buddhism50%

Hinduism50%

Judaism50%

Other religions50%

Family originsparents’ birthplace

50%

Both parents overseas50%One parent overseas50%Both parents in Australia50%

A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.

When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born

Before 198150%

1981-200050%

2001-201050%

2011-201550%

2016-202150%

2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Housing & affordability in Acton

What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.

Affordability at a glance

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Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings

Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings

What’s built heredwelling types

— separate houses— apartments— high-rise

Census · ABS 2021

Income & employment in Acton

Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.

Income & work at a glance

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Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+

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Employed full-time50%Employed part-time50%Employed (away/other)50%Unemployed50%Not in labour force50%

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This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Census · ABS 2021

Getting around Acton

How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.

Transport at a glance

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Walked or cycled to workTop 50%

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This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Journey to workamong commuters · top modes

Car (driver)50%

Car (passenger)50%

Train50%

Bus50%

Tram/light rail50%

Ferry50%

Walked50%

Vehicles per dwellingshare of households

Education · ACARA My School 2025

Schools in and around Acton

No school inside Acton itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 105 primary schools in Acton and its surrounds, and 50 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.

Within Acton0schools in the suburb itself

Primary schools105within 5 km · nearest 4.8 km

Secondary schools50within 5 km · nearest 4.8 km

Median ICSEA rank50thenrolment-weighted

What is ICSEA Rank?

ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.

Nearby within137 schools

Nearby · within 5 km · 137Order by
1
Canberra Grammar SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Red Hill · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 1%S Top 1%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
2
Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Deakin · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
3
Lyneham High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Lyneham · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
4
Telopea Park SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Barton · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
5
Brindabella Christian CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Lyneham · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
6
Emmaus Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Dickson · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
7
Radford CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Bruce · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
8
Blue Gum Community SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Hackett · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
9
Islamic School of CanberraIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-11 · Weston · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
10
Marist College CanberraIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years 4-12 · Pearce · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
11
Burgmann Anglican SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Gungahlin · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
12
Trinity Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Wanniassa · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
13
Covenant Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Gordon · 4.8 km
State RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP S MathsP S Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
14
Lyneham Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lyneham · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
15
St Thomas More's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Campbell · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
16
Campbell Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Campbell · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
17
Aranda Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Aranda · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
18
St Vincent's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Aranda · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
19
Holy Trinity Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Curtin · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
20
Hughes Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Hughes · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
21
Sts Peter and Paul Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Garran · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
22
St Michael's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Kaleen · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
23
Orana Steiner SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Weston · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
24
Garran Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Garran · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
25
Hawker Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Hawker · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
26
St Jude's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Holder · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
27
Mawson Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mawson · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
28
St John Vianney's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waramanga · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
29
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Pearce · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
30
Mother Teresa SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Harrison · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
31
Holy Spirit Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Nicholls · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
32
Good Shepherd Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Amaroo · 4.8 km
State RankTop 50%EnglishMathsStudents348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
33
Black Mountain SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · O'Connor · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
34
Turner SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Turner · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
35
O'Connor Cooperative SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-2 · O'Connor · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
36
Ainslie SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Braddon · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
37
Yarralumla Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Yarralumla · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
38
Merici CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Years 7-12 · Braddon · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
39
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · O'Connor · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
40
Campbell High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Campbell · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
41
Forrest Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Forrest · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
42
Daramalan CollegeIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Dickson · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
43
North Ainslie Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Ainslie · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
44
Alfred Deakin High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Deakin · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
45
Canberra High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Macquarie · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
46
The Woden SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Deakin · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
47
St Edmund's College CanberraIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years 4-12 · Griffith · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
48
Dickson CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Dickson · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
49
Maribyrnong Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Kaleen · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
50
St Clare's CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Griffith · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
51
Rosary Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Watson · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
52
University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake GinninderraGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Belconnen · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
53
Narrabundah Early Childhood SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-2 · Narrabundah · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
54
Curtin Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Curtin · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
55
Macquarie Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Macquarie · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
56
Majura Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Watson · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
57
Malkara SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Garran · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
58
St Bede's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Red Hill · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
59
Red Hill Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Red Hill · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
60
Kaleen Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Kaleen · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
61
St Benedict's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Narrabundah · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
62
University of Canberra High School KaleenGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Kaleen · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
63
Narrabundah CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Narrabundah · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
64
The Canberra CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Phillip · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
65
Weetangera Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Weetangera · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
66
Lyons Early Childhood SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-2 · Lyons · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
67
Charles Weston SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Coombs · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
68
Canberra Montessori SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Holder · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
69
Belconnen High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Hawker · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
70
Giralang Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Giralang · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
71
St Matthew's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Page · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
72
Canberra Christian SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mawson · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
73
Evelyn Scott SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Denman Prospect · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
74
Florey Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Florey · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
75
Hawker CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Hawker · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
76
Miles Franklin Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Evatt · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
77
Southern Cross Early Childhood SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-2 · Scullin · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
78
Shirley Smith High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-8 · Kenny · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
79
St John the Apostle Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Florey · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
80
St Monica's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Evatt · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
81
Evatt Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Evatt · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
82
Duffy Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Duffy · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
83
Melrose High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Pearce · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
84
Arawang Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waramanga · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
85
St Francis Xavier CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Florey · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
86
Palmerston District Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Palmerston · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
87
Mount Stromlo High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Waramanga · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
88
Melba Copland Secondary SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Melba · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
89
Mount Rogers Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Melba · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
90
Torrens Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Torrens · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
91
Franklin SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Franklin · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
92
Cranleigh SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Holt · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
93
Latham Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Latham · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
94
Harrison SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Harrison · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
95
Chapman Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Chapman · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
96
Kingsford Smith SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Holt · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
97
Farrer Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Farrer · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
98
Gungahlin CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Gungahlin · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
99
Throsby SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Throsby · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
100
Gold Creek SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Nicholls · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
101
Taylor Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Kambah · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
102
St Thomas Aquinas Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Charnwood · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
103
Charnwood-Dunlop SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Charnwood · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
104
St John Paul II CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Nicholls · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
105
Fraser Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Fraser · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
106
Macgregor Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Macgregor · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
107
St Thomas the Apostle Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Kambah · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
108
Wanniassa Hills Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wanniassa · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
109
St Anthony's Parish Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wanniassa · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
110
Ngunnawal Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Ngunnawal · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
111
Namadgi SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Kambah · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
112
Wanniassa SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Wanniassa · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
113
Amaroo SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Amaroo · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
114
Erindale CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Wanniassa · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
115
Fadden Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Fadden · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
116
Communities@Work Galilee SchoolIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Kambah · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
117
Neville Bonner Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Bonner · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
118
Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Gowrie · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
119
Taqwa SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Moncrieff · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
120
Gowrie Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Gowrie · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
121
Margaret Hendry SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Taylor · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
122
Monash Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Monash · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
123
Aunty Agnes Shea High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 6 · Taylor · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
124
Caroline Chisholm SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-10 · Chisholm · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
125
Lake Tuggeranong CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Greenway · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
126
Gilmore Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Gilmore · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
127
St Mary MacKillop CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Isabella Plains · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
128
Richardson Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Richardson · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
129
Isabella Plains Early Childhood SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-2 · Isabella Plains · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
130
Bonython Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Bonython · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
131
Calwell Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Calwell · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
132
St Francis of Assisi Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Calwell · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
133
Calwell High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Calwell · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
134
Theodore Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Theodore · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
135
Gordon Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Gordon · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
136
St Clare of Assisi Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Conder · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
137
Lanyon High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Conder · 4.8 km
State Rank—English—Maths—Students348Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th

Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.

School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.

Census · ABS 2021

Turnover

How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.

Settledness at a glance

LowMedianHighPercentile

Settled 5+ yearsTop 50%

Moved in past yearTop 50%

Arrived from overseas (5 yr)Top 50%

This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated

50%

Same address50%Moved within area50%From elsewhere in Australia50%From overseas50%

Residential paceshare of residents

Moved in the past year50%

Moved in the past 5 years50%

Arrived from overseas (5 yr)50%

Property market

Market snapshot

Acton median house price & rent

Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Acton — choose a property type and size below.

Active segment

Houses

Units

Median priceⓘLast 12 months

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Days on marketⓘLast 12 months

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SoldⓘLast 12 months

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Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months

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Median rentⓘLast 12 months

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Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months

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LeasedⓘLast 12 months

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Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months

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Data confidenceSales sample0Too thinLease sample0Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.

Segment breakdown

House & unit prices by bedroom

Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.

Demand percentile 0–100 · last 12 months12-mo change

Segment

Sold

Price

DOM

Leased

Rent

DOM

Yield

SalesRent

Units · 1 bed0 sales · 0 leases

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Units · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases

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Houses · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases

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Houses · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases

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Houses · 4 bed0 sales · 0 leases

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Units · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases

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All houses

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All units

2+50.0%

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Where each segment ranks

Acton property growth

Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.

Metric

Ranked against

Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.

Houses

0/4above median

02550 · MEDIAN75100

Percentile vs ACT

Value

Units

0/1above median

02550 · MEDIAN75100

Percentile vs ACT

Value

Market data

How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?

Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.

Side

View

Property

Bedrooms

Radius

Compared against

Sales market velocity

2 nearby suburbs · 10km · Total house · sales

rising

DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?

falling

median

Recoveryweak but rising

Boomstrong and rising

Troughweak and falling

Peakstrong but easing

Nearby suburb

Demand index

2 / 100vs ACT

Days on market

34 days▼ −3 days YoY

Median price

$1.22M▼ −4.3% YoY

Sold (last year)

10▲ +90.0% YoY

Nearby suburb

Demand index

12 / 100vs ACT

Days on market

20 days▼ −28 days YoY

Median price

$1.54M▲ +10.4% YoY

Sold (last year)

9▲ +128.9% YoY

weakSales market velocityhow strong sales demand isstrong

Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures

Sales market velocity

How strong is sales demand — and is it rising or falling?

What this shows

Each dot is one of this suburb's property segments on the sales side. Left-right shows how strong sales demand is — combining how many properties sold in the last 12 months with how quickly they sold (median days on market). Top-bottom shows whether that demand is rising or falling compared to 12 months ago.

The two axes

Sales market velocityX axis

how strong sales demand is

A composite of 12-month sales volume and median days on market. Higher means more sales completed faster — stronger sales demand right now.

Days on market change (Year-on-year)Y axis

is demand rising or falling?

How much faster (or slower) sales are completing compared to 12 months ago. Top half means sales are completing faster than a year ago (demand growing).

Market data

Acton against the neighbourhood

Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Acton in blue, peers in colour.

Pair

View

Property

Bedrooms

Radius

How fast — and is it getting faster?

1 peer suburb · 10km · Total house

faster

DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago

slower

median

Recoveringquiet but accelerating

Boomingbusy and accelerating

Stalledquiet and slowing further

Coolingbusy but slowing

Nearby suburb

Demand index

0 / 100vs Australia

Days on market

88 days—

Median price

—▲ +34.0% YoY

Sold (last year)

—▲ +130.0% YoY

Gross yield

6.00%

Acton · this suburb

Demand index

1 / 100vs Australia

Days on market

122 days—

Median price

—▲ +35.0% YoY

Sold (last year)

—▲ +152.0% YoY

Gross yield

6.00%

slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast

This suburb Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures

How much is available right now?

Housing supply & months of stock

How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.

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Sales market

Segment	Band	Months of supply left	YoY	Listed	Sold	Per month

median

Rental market

Segment	Band	Months of supply left	YoY	Listed	Leased	Per month

median

Severe

Very Tight

Tight

Balanced

Loose

Very Loose

Saturated

Under-suppliedOver-supplied

Market data

Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?

Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.

Property

Acton — Units & Houses, all bedrooms

Jul 2021 – Jun 2026 · each point = a 12-month window

Sales · buyer transactions

Leases · tenant transactions

Five-year arc

Acton median unit price & rent history

Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.

Property

Bedrooms

Median price

No data

Total sales (trailing year)

Jun 2026

3+200.0%

5y median 3vs last year 1

Days on market

No data

Median rent

No data

Total leases

No data

Days on market (rental)

No data

Gross yield

No data

Months of supply

Jun 2026

6.0 months+Infinity%

5y median 0.0 monthsvs last year 0.0 months

Months of supply (rental)

No data

Nearby markets

Suburbs near Acton: prices compared

The nearest suburbs to Acton, ranked by distance — each lined up against Acton on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.

Market

Property

Bedrooms

Radius

Colour by

This marketActonACT 2601 · Houses · Total

Price—

DOM—

Sold—

5 markets within 5kmLast 12 months

TurnerACT 26121.1kmHouses · Total

Price$1.22M

DOM34 days

Sold10

CityACT 26011.2kmHouses · Total

Price$203k

DOM114 days

Sold1

BraddonACT 26121.3kmHouses · Total

Price$845k

DOM78 days

Sold7

ReidACT 26121.5kmHouses · Total

Price$1.54M

DOM20 days

Sold9

ParkesACT 26001.9kmHouses · Total

Price—

DOM88 days

Sold—

Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Acton

Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher

Market data

Frequently asked · Acton

9 data-driven answers about Acton's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.

How it compares

Vs state, vs nearby, vs popular

What's the most popular property type in Acton?

The most-transacted segment in Acton over the 12 months to June 2026 is 1 bed units with 2 sales. 2 bed units come second at 2 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.

How many properties were sold and leased in Acton last year?

Acton recorded 0 house sales and 2 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 2 transactions. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.

About the area

Population, income, who lives here, schools

What postcode is Acton in?

Acton is in postcode 2601, in the Canberra region of ACT. Addresses there are written as Acton, ACT 2601.

What is the population of Acton?

Acton, ACT 2601 is home to 1,948 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 11, and the average household holds 1.0 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.

What is the median household income in Acton?

The median household in Acton earns $0 per week — roughly $0 a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $134/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.

What is the unemployment rate in Acton?

The unemployment rate in Acton is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.

What schools are near Acton?

Acton has 137 schools within reach — including Black Mountain School, Turner School, O'Connor Cooperative School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).

Is Acton a good place to live?

Acton, ACT 2601 has a population of 1,948, a median age of 11, a median household income around $0/week (ABS Census 2021). There are 137 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.

About this data

Methodology and update cadence

When was this Acton market data last updated?

This Acton market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.